Comments on: Event: Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/ From farm to table, and all the stops along the way. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Well Fed Network - » White Wine is Healthy, Too! http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8809 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:03:39 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8809 [...] I was under the impression that red wine was the only type of alcohol that could be enjoyed with the excuse that it had health benefits.  For example, I would think: “Oh, I have to drink this glass of Zinfandel for my heart.  It’s more of an obligation than a luxury.  Really.” When I attended the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition, I learned that such is not the case.  [...] […] I was under the impression that red wine was the only type of alcohol that could be enjoyed with the excuse that it had health benefits.  For example, I would think: “Oh, I have to drink this glass of Zinfandel for my heart.  It’s more of an obligation than a luxury.  Really.” When I attended the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition, I learned that such is not the case.  […]

]]> by: Fit Fare - » White Wine is Healthy, Too! http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8800 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:36:30 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8800 [...] I was under the impression that red wine was the only type of alcohol that could be enjoyed with the excuse that it had health benefits.  For example, I would think: “Oh, I have to drink this glass of Zinfandel for my heart.  It’s more of an obligation than a luxury.  Really.” When I attended the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition, I learned that such is not the case.  [...] […] I was under the impression that red wine was the only type of alcohol that could be enjoyed with the excuse that it had health benefits.  For example, I would think: “Oh, I have to drink this glass of Zinfandel for my heart.  It’s more of an obligation than a luxury.  Really.” When I attended the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition, I learned that such is not the case.  […]

]]> by: Fit Fare - » Low-fat and Low-carb Diets Stink! http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8455 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:08:50 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8455 [...] Good fat and good carb diets rule!  One of my favorite topic headings from the agenda for the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event I recently attended was: “Why the “Low-Fat/Non-Fat” Campaign was (Mostly) a Mistake.”  The main argument asserted by the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific Advisory Committee (pictured at left and explained here) against both low-fat and low-carb diets is that studies have consistently shown that neither can be maintained for the long haul. [...] […] Good fat and good carb diets rule!  One of my favorite topic headings from the agenda for the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event I recently attended was: “Why the “Low-Fat/Non-Fat” Campaign was (Mostly) a Mistake.”  The main argument asserted by the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific Advisory Committee (pictured at left and explained here) against both low-fat and low-carb diets is that studies have consistently shown that neither can be maintained for the long haul. […]

]]> by: Well Fed Network - » Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh the Risks http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8316 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:24:32 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8316 [...] This is one of those possibly controversial posts.  How do I know?  Well, at the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition there was much seat shifting and rustling of papers when Dr. Eric Rimm’s presentation was given on the topic of how the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks from mercury.  [...] […] This is one of those possibly controversial posts.  How do I know?  Well, at the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition there was much seat shifting and rustling of papers when Dr. Eric Rimm’s presentation was given on the topic of how the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks from mercury.  […]

]]> by: Growers and Grocers - » After Eliminating Trans Fats, What’s Next? http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8201 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:33:19 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8201 [...] During the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, food industry leaders were given the opportunity to ask questions of leading scientists in the area of nutrition. The scientists are part of the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific Advisory Committee (pictured), which is composed of Janet King, PhD, RD, Senior Scientist, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, (Oakland, CA); David Ludwig, MD, PhD, Director, Obesity Program, Children’s Hospital Boston (Boston, MA); Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, MA); and Frank Sacks, MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, MA). [...] […] During the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, food industry leaders were given the opportunity to ask questions of leading scientists in the area of nutrition. The scientists are part of the Worlds of Healthy Flavors Scientific Advisory Committee (pictured), which is composed of Janet King, PhD, RD, Senior Scientist, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, (Oakland, CA); David Ludwig, MD, PhD, Director, Obesity Program, Children’s Hospital Boston (Boston, MA); Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, MA); and Frank Sacks, MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, MA). […]

]]> by: Fit Fare - » Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh the Risks http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8189 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:45:58 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8189 [...] This is one of those possibly controversial posts.  How do I know?  Well, at the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition there was much seat shifting and rustling of papers when Dr. Eric Rimm’s presentation was given on the topic of how the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks from mercury.  [...] […] This is one of those possibly controversial posts.  How do I know?  Well, at the Worlds of Healthy Flavors event hosted by the Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health - Department of Nutrition there was much seat shifting and rustling of papers when Dr. Eric Rimm’s presentation was given on the topic of how the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks from mercury.  […]

]]> by: Marc Rumminger http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8162 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:05:58 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8162 In response to Comment #2, I wrote about the coalition of "specialty crop" growers on <a href="http://growersandgrocers.net/2006/12/13/fruit-and-vegetable-growers-and-the-next-farm-bill/" rel="nofollow">December 13</a>. More recently, the <a href="http://www.farmandfoodproject.org/" rel="nofollow">Farm and Food Policy Project</a> has been launched to work for a new kind of farm bill. The lead organizations are * American Farmland Trust * Community Food Security Coalition * Environmental Defense * Farm and Food Policy Diversity Initiative * Northeast Midwest Institute * Sustainable Agriculture Coalition In response to Comment #2, I wrote about the coalition of “specialty crop” growers on December 13.

More recently, the Farm and Food Policy Project has been launched to work for a new kind of farm bill. The lead organizations are
* American Farmland Trust
* Community Food Security Coalition
* Environmental Defense
* Farm and Food Policy Diversity Initiative
* Northeast Midwest Institute
* Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

]]> by: Madeline Miller http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8158 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:56:18 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8158 Tedo - It was amazing. I wish I could have written my notes faster to get every morsel of information offered by the esteemed speakers. You'll be happy to know that Dr. Janice King informed us that fruit, vegetable and nut farmers have joined forces for the first time and are lobbying Congress for an increase in funding in the next farm bill. I'll keep an eye on it and report back! Tedo - It was amazing. I wish I could have written my notes faster to get every morsel of information offered by the esteemed speakers.

You’ll be happy to know that Dr. Janice King informed us that fruit, vegetable and nut farmers have joined forces for the first time and are lobbying Congress for an increase in funding in the next farm bill. I’ll keep an eye on it and report back!

]]> by: Nature Moms Blog » Blog Archive » Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8153 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:20:05 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8153 [...] Source No Comments for the post: Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat [...] […] Source No Comments for the post: Worlds of Healthy Flavors Retreat […]

]]> by: tedo http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8139 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:43:25 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/23/event-worlds-of-healthy-flavors-retreat/#comment-8139 Congrats on the invite to what sounded like a GREAT Event. I have a couple of comments: - Regarding the mass consumption of soft drinks not only in this country but its growing in Europe and Asia at incredible rates. Its a trend that must go down, along with the increase in Trans Fats I don't think that its just coincidence that as we turned away from wine and even good beer, and turned towards mass produced beer and soda are waist bands expanded. - I'd also like to comment on the last bullet. I couldn't agree more, if the governemtn is going to subsidize crops, they need to stop the soy, wheat and corn subsidies and start the produce subsidies. Congrats on the invite to what sounded like a GREAT Event.
I have a couple of comments:
- Regarding the mass consumption of soft drinks not only in this country but its growing in Europe and Asia at incredible rates. Its a trend that must go down, along with the increase in Trans Fats I don’t think that its just coincidence that as we turned away from wine and even good beer, and turned towards mass produced beer and soda are waist bands expanded.
- I’d also like to comment on the last bullet. I couldn’t agree more, if the governemtn is going to subsidize crops, they need to stop the soy, wheat and corn subsidies and start the produce subsidies.

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